2012 has been quite a year…hellos and goodbyes…..times of sorrow and times of joy…..rejection and acceptance…..mountaintops and valleys….in reality, not much different than most years, but yet….so different. Farmin’, schoolin’, and such….normal stuff filled our days. Yet in the midst of it were special times, as usual. Memories of certain …
It’s the end of the year…the beginning of a new one. It’s the time of the year when market gurus know that organizational tools will sell as people resolve to do better. New year’s resolutions are less common than they once were, but it is still a good time to …
Well…..it happened. It hasn’t happened for quite a while. I’ve actually been free of it for a very long time….but I lost my temper the other day. After a full day of kids fussing whenever I gave them something to do, one of them asked a question that I perceived …
He was born in 1939 to a powerful, domineering woman in her third marriage. His was a life filled with handicaps and disadvantages. His father died before he was born. His mother found it difficult to love anyone. Because of this and the long hours she worked, he was given …
I’m learning to be careful what I pray….it may not look like I think…..that the journey of the heart between the utterance and the answer can be heart-wrenching. Some time ago, I prayed a reckless prayer, “Lord, make me desperate for You.” Whew! I was unaware at the time how …